- Massachusetts Route 10
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Route 10 Route information Length: 60.69 mi[1] (97.67 km) Existed: 1922 – present Major junctions South end: Route 10 in Southwick
North end: NH 10 at Northfield
Highway system Massachusetts State Highway Routes
← Route 9
Route 11 →
Massachusetts Route 10 is a north–south state highway that runs from the state line at Southwick to the state line at Northfield.
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Route description
Route 10 crosses the border from Granby, Connecticut into Southwick, Massachusetts, overlapped with US 202. It runs north through the Pioneer Valley towns of Southwick, Westfield, Southampton, Easthampton, Northampton, Hatfield, Whately, Deerfield, Greenfield, Bernardston, Gill, and Northfield. Route 10 has a long concurrency with U.S. Route 5 for about 25 miles (40 km) from Northampton to Bernardston, where it was sometimes called the "5 & 10 Highway". During this concurrency, it closely parallels Interstate 91, with five exits from Northampton to Deerfield, with close access at Route 2 in Greenfield and another exit, solely for Route 10, in Bernardston. It crosses the Connecticut River in Northfield before entering New Hampshire. Route 10 is concurrent with seven other routes (US 5, US 20, US 202, and Massachusetts Routes 57, 9, 116 and 63) for 43 of its nearly 61 miles in the state with three points of triple concurrency, leaving less than a third of its length as the sole road designation.
History
An odd sight greeted motorists in Easthampton in July, 2005: standard issue Alabama state highway signs with the number 10 in a map of that state, instead of the standard Massachusetts square. This odd "Alabama 10" signage came about when a contractor mistakenly applied the sample from a federal manual.[2][3]
Junction list
County Location Mile Destinations Notes Hampden Southwick 0.0 US 202 south / Route 10 south
Enters state concurrently with US 202 1.9 Route 168 east
Western terminus of Route 168 4.3 Route 57
Beginning of triple concurrency 4.9 Route 57
End of triple concurrency Westfield 9.6 US 20
Beginning of triple concurrency 9.9 US 20
End of triple concurrency 11.3 I-90 / Mass. Pike
I-90 exit 3; last exit for 30 miles (48 km) westward 14.3 US 202
End concurrency with US 202 Hampshire Easthampton 21.8 Route 141 east
Western terminus of Route 141 Northampton 26.1 Route 9
Begin concurrency with Route 9 26.4 Route 9
US 5
End concurrency with Route 9; begin concurrency with US 5 27.8 I-91
I-91 exit 20; southbound exit, northbound entrance 29.6 I-91
I-91 exit 21; southbound access; northbound access on Elm Street Hatfield 32.0 I-91
I-91 exit 22; southbound access 32.3 I-91
I-91 exit 22; northbound exit Franklin Whately 34.0 I-91
I-91 exit 23; northbound entrance 34.7 I-91
I-91 exit 23; southbound exit 37.1 I-91
I-91 exit 24; no exit from southbound 37.4 Route 116
Begin triple concurrency Deerfield 38.3 Route 116
End triple concurrency Deerfield River 44.6 Deerfield River Bridge Greenfield 46.0 Route 2A
Court Square, site of historic road marker 47.7 Route 2
Four-way exit from Route 2; close access to I-91 exit 27 Bernardston 52.5 US 5
End concurrency with US 5 52.9 I-91 exit 29 Gill 55.5 Route 142 north
Southern terminus of Route 142 Connecticut River 56.8 Bennett’s Meadow Bridge Northfield 57.5 Route 63
Begin concurrency with Route 63 59.9 Route 63
End concurrency with Route 63 60.7 NH 10 north
State line 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • UnopenedSee also
References
- ^ Executive Office of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning - 2005 Road Inventory
- ^ Daniel, Mac (July 26, 2005). "Word to road crews: Tuscaloosa is over 1,000 miles thataway". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/07/26/word_to_road_crews_tuscaloosa_is_over_1000_miles_thataway/. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "Alabama road signs in Massachusetts?". WSFA-TV. http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=3642053&nav=0RdDcgc4. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
External links
Categories:- Numbered routes in Massachusetts
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